Anti-Money Laundering

This course will teach agents to fully understand the issues related to anti-money laundering as set forth in the USA Patriot Act.This course is intended to provide agents and brokers with knowledge of money laundering and terrorist financing and the ways in which the insurance industry might be used to engage in such activities. In addition, it provides an in-depth look at the requirements imposed by the Treasury Department regulations, as well as the means by which brokers and agents may be integrated into insurers’ AML programs.

Georgia State Requirements

Updated: 12/13/2013

Continuing Education Hours

Effective May 6, 2014: 24 CE hours, including 3 hours of ethics every 2 years. Producers planning to sell the following products have special training or education requirements as described below.

Ongoing 4-hour LTC Partnership training requirement: After completing the initial 8-hour LTCP requirement, producers must complete a 4-hour follow-up training course every 24 months after completion of the initial training. (Go to the course catalog to order WebCE’s Long-Term Care 4-Hour Training course or 4-Hour Long Term Care Review course, both of which fulfills this requirement).

Georgia Medicaid and the Long-Term Care Partnership Program: Residents who have completed another state’s qualified LTCP course will need to complete a 2-hour Georgia specific Medicaid course .(Go to the course catalog to order WebCE's Georgia Medicaid and Long-Term Care Partnership Program course, which fulfills this requirement).

Individuals holding a CPCU, CLU, FLMI, CIC, CEBS, CHFC, or AAI designation need six (6) hours CE credit annually and they must attach a proof of designation. (Must include 3 hours of ethics.)

Newly licensed individuals who were exempt from the prelicense education requirement will have a prorated CE requirement for the first reporting period.

Course Subject Requirements

All licensees (except limited subagents) must complete 3 hours of ethics as part of their regular CE requirement.

All CE hours other than ethics must be completed in approved courses for the lines of insurance for which agent is licensed.

For individuals holding a limited subagent license in addition to an agent license, no more than 5 credit hours can come from courses related to the line(s) of insurance of the limited subagent license.

Continuing Education Compliance Date

ALL agents must complete their CE requirements on or before 12/31 annually. To avoid possible lapse in licensure,it is recommended that CE be completed prior to November 1st annually.

License Renewal Date

License renewal date is the same date as compliance date.

Type of courses accepted for CE Credit

Independent self study courses or classroom courses.

Carryover Requirements

Excess hours (to a maximum of 50% of the CE requirement for the next reporting period) may be carried over to the next reporting period. Excess ethics hours may be applied to the regular CE requirement, but cannot be carried over as ethics hours.

Course Repetition

Courses may not be taken for credit more than once in a 24 month period, except for courses on current issues, ethics or legislative updates, which can be taken once every 12 months.

Final Exam

Self-study final exams are required to be monitored by a disinterested third party. (Someone with no business or family relationship.)

Exemptions

Nonresident Producers are not required to complete CE courses.

Newly licensed individuals who completed the Georgia prelicense education requirement are exempt for the first reporting period.

Individuals who hold a professional designation that requires CE (other than the CLU, CPCU, FLMI ,CIC, CEBS, CHFC, or AAI designations) may request CE credit from the insurance department for the number of CE hours completed for the designation.

A reduction of hours may be requested for time spent on insurance-related activities during the previous reporting period, including teaching, legislative, journalistic and research activities.

Individuals who hold a inactive license because they have been licensed as an agent for 10 consecutive years or more and do not perform any insurance functions other than receiving renewal or deferred commissions.

Method to Certify Completion:

Your certificate of completion will be e-mailed to you once you have completed your exam. The course provider reports credits earned to the CE Administrator within one business day of course completion and maintains records in files for 3 years. The agent keeps the original certificates of completion in his or her files for 5 years.

Course Format

System Requirements: Please note that Mozilla firefox 20 download here or Internet explorer 9 or higher:Download hereare required to view our website when you wish to access the learning center. You should also note that taking courses over a wireless internet connection is not advised. When taking your exams you should try to be on a wired internet connection to your computer.

This course automatically includes a downloadable textbook and/or other course materials which you may print if you desire. When you are finished studying your course, the exam is taken online and it is graded immediately. In most states you can also print your own certificate of completion, if you pass. There is no additional charge if you complete your course and exam completely online.

If you prefer, however, you may purchase a printed book and/or printed exam at additional cost.

You have 3 options if purchasing the course outside a subscription:

Online book and online exam - included in price - You receive no printed materials-everything is online.

Printed book and online exam - $5 additional - You receive a printed book but take your exam online.

Printed book and printed exam - $10 additional - You receive a printed book and printed exam which you mail or fax to us for grading.

For options 2 and 3, you will be able to choose either regular or express shipping during checkout.

Please choose your option carefully!There is no refund for printed materials or exams ordered by mistake!

If your state requires monitored exams, you must have your monitor sign-in and follow the monitor instructions BEFORE you begin the exam. See the State Information tab, Monitor tab and Help Center for more information.

How to Redeem Vouchers

If you have received a CE voucher from an insurance company or wholesaler, you can redeem it by following these instructions.

Be sure to enter your Voucher Code when checking out to apply your discount.

You will be able to download the study materials immediately by clicking the red "Download Course" on your receipt. It will also be emailed to you and will be available for one year in your customer account.

You will also be provided with a link and information to access the exam.

Your voucher covers an online book, online exam, grading and one CE certificate for insurance. It DOES NOT INCLUDE printed books, printed exams, state fees or CE certificate(s) or reporting for additional designations or types of CE, although they are available as options for additional charge.

If you choose printed books or exams, you will be charged the balance due during checkout.

If your state charges a fee to report your credit, this fee is due from you. When you check-out, you must pay this fee in order to access the course and obtain CE credit.

After you pass your exam, you will be able to purchase CE certificates for professional designations such as CFP, CPE, etc. you will be charged $10 for each one. Please DO NOT order these additional certificates unless you currently hold that professional designation. There are NO REFUNDS for additional certificates ordered and not needed.

Monitor Instructions - General

IMPORTANT!!!

Your state requires that your exam(s) MUST be monitored.

The qualifications of the person who must monitor your exam are explained on the monitor form. The person monitoring your exam must be with you prior to beginning to take the exam. Taking the exam without your monitor present will invalidate your exam results and certificate.

The monitor must print, sign and complete the affidavit found by clicking Printable Monitor Form to indicate that the exam was taken without any outside help from any source. Please fax the completed monitor form to: (619) 421-8171 immediately after completing the exam. Your exam will not be completed, and no CE credit will be awarded or reported to your state, until the properly completed, signed monitor form has been received (along with any state reporting fees that may be due).

Optional PACE or CFP Credit

Many of our Insurance CE courses are also approved for CE credit for agents who hold professional designations such as CLU, ChFC, CFP. The type of CE credit and number of hours approved are listed above in the course description.

If you hold a professional designation you may request a certificate for courses taken and exams passed for insurance CE credit. If you pass and exam and would like to get additional credit for one of these designations, please use the link to the left: "CFP & PACE Credit".

If you do not hold a professional designation and do not need any type of CE other than for your insurance license renewal, please do not order a PACE or CFP certificate. It will not benefit you and once ordered, there are no refunds!